Graduate Student Survey
Fall 1994 Supplementary Data Releases
TABLE I-2. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTAL POPULATION AT
DOCTORATE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS, BY FIELD: 1987-94
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FIELD | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
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TOTAL, ALL SURVEYED FIELDS .............| 8,464 | 8,710 | 8,833 | 8,974 | 9,167 | 9,400 | 9,594 | 9,813
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TOTAL, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS ....| 6,102 | 6,315 | 6,393 | 6,466 | 6,618 | 6,768 | 6,863 | 7,006
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SCIENCES, TOTAL .........................| 4,940 | 5,116 | 5,183 | 5,236 | 5,351 | 5,466 | 5,539 | 5,649
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES ......................| 533 | 542 | 545 | 543 | 552 | 556 | 558 | 560
ASTRONOMY .............................| 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34
CHEMISTRY .............................| 255 | 259 | 261 | 261 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 261
PHYSICS ...............................| 229 | 234 | 237 | 235 | 242 | 244 | 245 | 249
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. .............| 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16
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EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, & OCEAN SCIENCES ...| 292 | 301 | 304 | 307 | 319 | 321 | 325 | 334
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ..................| 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32
GEOSCIENCES ...........................| 187 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 200 | 201 | 201 | 205
OCEANOGRAPHY ..........................| 37 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46
EARTH, ATMOS., & OCEAN SCI., N.E.C. ...| 40 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 51
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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ..................| 339 | 347 | 351 | 356 | 362 | 369 | 375 | 385
MATHEMATICS & APPLIED MATHEMATICS .....| 277 | 283 | 286 | 289 | 293 | 294 | 298 | 304
STATISTICS ............................| 62 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 75 | 77 | 81
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COMPUTER SCIENCES ......................| 210 | 216 | 219 | 231 | 238 | 248 | 251 | 258
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ..................| 278 | 280 | 284 | 294 | 302 | 314 | 312 | 319
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ....................| 1,788 | 1,813 | 1,822 | 1,824 | 1,866 | 1,906 | 1,953 | 1,982
ANATOMY ...............................| 114 | 113 | 115 | 107 | 106 | 105 | 104 | 105
BIOCHEMISTRY ..........................| 187 | 189 | 189 | 182 | 186 | 189 | 190 | 190
BIOLOGY ...............................| 219 | 224 | 226 | 231 | 229 | 231 | 230 | 229
BIOMETRY/EPIDEMIOLOGY .................| 47 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 69 | 71
BIOPHYSICS ............................| 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33
BOTANY ................................| 106 | 108 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 103 | 104
CELL BIOLOGY ..........................| 82 | 87 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 104 | 110 | 119
ECOLOGY ...............................| 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31
ENTOMOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY ...............| 47 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49
GENETICS ..............................| 61 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 79 | 82
MICROBIO., IMMUNOLOGY, & VIROLOGY .....| 232 | 234 | 233 | 237 | 243 | 249 | 260 | 261
NUTRITION .............................| 96 | 98 | 98 | 103 | 108 | 112 | 114 | 119
PATHOLOGY .............................| 147 | 145 | 143 | 143 | 147 | 145 | 144 | 144
PHARMACOLOGY ..........................| 164 | 166 | 165 | 162 | 163 | 167 | 168 | 169
PHYSIOLOGY ............................| 146 | 146 | 150 | 145 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144
ZOOLOGY ...............................| 53 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 50
BIOSCIENCES, N.E.C. ...................| 34 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 52 | 63 | 77 | 82
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PSYCHOLOGY .............................| 354 | 430 | 451 | 465 | 487 | 510 | 515 | 532
PSYCHOLOGY, GENERAL ...................| 6 | 164 | 189 | 197 | 215 | 235 | 240 | 253
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ...................| 344 | 186 | 166 | 168 | 167 | 165 | 162 | 164
PSYCHOLOGY, N.E.C. ....................| 4 | 80 | 96 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 113 | 115
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SOCIAL SCIENCES ........................| 1,146 | 1,187 | 1,207 | 1,216 | 1,225 | 1,242 | 1,250 | 1,279
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ................| 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 53
ANTHROPOLOGY (CULTURAL & SOCIAL) ......| 114 | 116 | 117 | 121 | 125 | 127 | 129 | 131
ECONOMICS (EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL) .......| 188 | 193 | 194 | 193 | 195 | 198 | 198 | 200
GEOGRAPHY .............................| 95 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 97
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE .....| 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21
LINGUISTICS ...........................| 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 69
POLITICAL SCIENCE .....................| 278 | 297 | 303 | 301 | 303 | 308 | 313 | 319
SOCIOLOGY .............................| 162 | 161 | 167 | 170 | 171 | 171 | 172 | 173
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ................| 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27
SOCIAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. ...............| 136 | 150 | 158 | 163 | 164 | 171 | 175 | 189
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ENGINEERING, TOTAL ......................| 1,162 | 1,199 | 1,210 | 1,230 | 1,267 | 1,302 | 1,324 | 1,357
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ..................| 38 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 52
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ...............| 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING .................| 45 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 56
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ...................| 128 | 130 | 133 | 133 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 139
CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................| 181 | 187 | 183 | 186 | 193 | 198 | 200 | 209
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING .................| 180 | 188 | 194 | 197 | 205 | 212 | 214 | 220
ENGINEERING SCIENCE ....................| 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 41
INDUSTRIAL ENG./MANAGEMENT SCI. ........| 111 | 119 | 126 | 127 | 133 | 137 | 146 | 155
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING .................| 175 | 177 | 173 | 174 | 177 | 182 | 182 | 184
METALLURGICAL/MATERIALS ENG. ...........| 77 | 80 | 85 | 89 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 104
MINING ENGINEERING .....................| 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ....................| 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING ..................| 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18
ENGINEERING, N.E.C. ....................| 77 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 83 | 86
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TOTAL, HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 2,362 | 2,395 | 2,440 | 2,508 | 2,549 | 2,632 | 2,731 | 2,807
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MEDICAL FIELDS ..........................| 1,786 | 1,805 | 1,829 | 1,880 | 1,913 | 1,962 | 2,030 | 2,086
ANESTHESIOLOGY .........................| 82 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 89
CARDIOLOGY .............................| 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70
ONCOLOGY/CANCER RESEARCH ...............| 32 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 48 | 51
ENDOCRINOLOGY ..........................| 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 74
GASTROENTEROLOGY .......................| 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71
HEMATOLOGY .............................| 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73
NEUROLOGY ..............................| 115 | 120 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 137 | 145 | 154
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY ..............| 90 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 96
OPHTHALMOLOGY ..........................| 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY ....................| 67 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72
PEDIATRICS .............................| 105 | 106 | 105 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 115
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE/COMMUNITY HEALTH ...| 153 | 155 | 156 | 163 | 164 | 171 | 176 | 180
PSYCHIATRY .............................| 94 | 92 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 101 | 103 | 107
PULMONARY DISEASE ......................| 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 68
RADIOLOGY ..............................| 118 | 121 | 122 | 128 | 131 | 135 | 137 | 139
SURGERY ................................| 213 | 216 | 216 | 221 | 233 | 238 | 246 | 251
CLINICAL MEDICINE, N.E.C. ..............| 305 | 311 | 315 | 331 | 341 | 354 | 382 | 394
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OTHER HEALTH FIELDS ......................| 576 | 590 | 611 | 628 | 636 | 670 | 701 | 721
DENTAL SCIENCES .........................| 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 83
NURSING .................................| 113 | 117 | 119 | 122 | 125 | 131 | 135 | 139
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES .................| 82 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 94
SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY ..............| 119 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 127 | 130 | 132
VETERINARY SCIENCES .....................| 35 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45
HEALTH RELATED, N.E.C. ..................| 150 | 160 | 173 | 181 | 186 | 199 | 214 | 228
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KEY: N.E.C.= NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING